[EspresoTV] The head of the occupation authorities of Sevastopol, Rozvozhaev, said that the fire allegedly occurred due to the fact that the plane rolled off the runway and caught fire.
#4
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation admitted that the Russian occupiers had left (https://espreso.tv/u-minoboroni-rf-viznali-shcho-rosiyski-okupanti-zabralisya-z-limanu) from Liman.
It said that the Russian occupiers retreated from the city of Lyman in the Donetsk region due to the threat of the encirclement.
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From what I am reading, it seems like the Russians are getting hammered. They have to run the gauntlet of mines, arty and ambushes all the way to Kreminna.
In the mean time, some Ukrainian are turning north to Svatove. Even Starobilsk in play.
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The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine shares some details about the situation in Lyman.
We thank the "Ministry of Defense" 🇷🇺 for successful cooperation in organizing the "Izium 2.0" exercise. Almost all Russian troops stationed in Liman were successfully redeployed either to body bags or to 🇺🇦 POWs. We have one question for you: do you want a replay?
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] 1. The command in the Krasnoliman direction is still unable to stop the current operational crisis (the reasons for this are not completely clear) and events continue to develop according to an unfavorable scenario.
2. Krasny Liman, apparently, will be completely lost in the next 1-3 days, and the ability of the troops and command to ensure the stabilization of the front in the Kremennaya area is already on the agenda. The enemy had already entered the city after the withdrawal of troops to Torskoye and Kremennaya began. Drobyshevo and Yampol are already occupied by the enemy.
3. The continuation of the retreat now under Krasny Liman is obviously a consequence of the previous defeat near Balakleya. After the withdrawal from Izyum, the command did not succeed in completely stabilizing the front on Oskol, which led to the advance of the enemy through Redkodub.
4. It is also worth noting that, in fact, the Russian city was abandoned, which now has to be recaptured again, after the command of the direction is able to stabilize the front, replenish battered units and resume offensive operations. In the event of further problems in the defense of the Svatovo-Kremennaya line, questions about the viability of the command in this direction will obviously become widespread.
[Jpost] The bombers, capable of carrying cruise missiles and strategic nuclear weapons, have been active in the Ukrainian war since Moscow invaded in February.
Israeli intelligence firm ImageSat International (ISI) has detected an “irregular presence” of Russian TU-160 and TU-95 strategic bombers deployed to the Olenya Airbase near Finland.
According to satellite images taken by the firm, four TU-160s were detected on August 21rst and three TU-95s were detected on September 25th. There were no strategic bombers present at the airbase on August 12th.
“Through ongoing Patterns-of-Life, the system indicates that Engels air base is the possible departure point of the strategic bombers detected in Olenya airbase,” the report read.
Engels air base is home to Russia’s only strategic bombers stationed near Ukraine and is the home base for the 121rst Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment (121 TBAP) that flies the TU-160s and TU-95.
The bombers, capable of carrying cruise missiles and strategic nuclear weapons, have been active in the Ukrainian war since Moscow invaded in February. Throughout the war against Ukraine, the Russian Air Force has been unable to gain air superiority and has lost numerous aircraft.
According to The Drive, the regiment was awarded the honorific title of ‘Guards’- a prestigious title for Russian military units- for “mass heroism shown by the regiment’s personnel in combat operations.”
While it is unclear why the bombers have been moved to the airbase, it comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to threaten the West that he could use strategic nuclear weapons, including after he announced a partial mobilization in the country, saying that “this is not a bluff.”
Olenya airbase is located on the Kola Peninsula near Murmansk. It houses Russia’s Northern Fleet and a significant number of arms and military hardware, including tactical and strategic nuclear weapons.
According to 2020 data released under the New START arms reduction treaty between Moscow and Washington, Russia has declared 1,447 deployed strategic warheads and has the capacity to deploy “many more than 1,550 warheads on its modernized ICBMs and SLBMs, as well as heavy bombers, but is constrained from doing so by New START.
The airbase is also a major Russian airbase which an enormous strike capacity that would send a signal to the United States and NATO. The base is also out of range of Ukrainian weaponry which have been striking Russian airbases with weaponry delivered by Washington and other European nations.
Ukraine’s military intelligence spokesperson Vadym Skibitsky said in an interview with The Guardian on Tuesday that Kyiv assesses the threat of Moscow using tactical weapons against the country as “very high.”
According to Skibitsky, the tactical strikes would likely target locations along the front lines where there is a high number of people, equipment, as well as command centers, and critical infrastructure.
🗺️Situation around Lyman - Sep 30 11:00: - UA forces liberated Yampil and advancing north - RU troops are reportedly abandoning its positions in Drobysheve - The only exit route from Lyman is within the firing range of UA forces#UkraineRussiaWarpic.twitter.com/jGJUhXcr1y
[BBC] At least 30 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a Russian rocket strike on a civilian convoy in south Ukraine, local officials say.
A huge crater next to a row of vehicles in the city of Zaporizhzhia testifies to the violence of the attack. Windows and windscreens were smashed in.
The BBC saw half a dozen bodies lying at the scene, apparently civilians. Baggage and coats strewed the tarmac.
One survivor told the BBC her boss had been killed in the attack.
"She had two kids. I left the cafe to use the restroom when it happened. I ran back and tried to find her. The cafe was demolished, there were many bodies around. It was all so very horrifying," Viktoriia Yosypenko said.
"At the end of September, the rashists struck a convoy of seven cars. At least 20 people, including 10 children, were killed. A brutal attack on civilians was carried out by the occupiers’ sabotage and reconnaissance group - they used small arms to shoot six old cars and one Gazelle truck at close range.
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[Korrespondent] 23:36 Danilov expects an escalation at the front in October, since the Russian Federation has mobilized and the Russians will try to take "certain steps." But the Armed Forces of Ukraine are ready for any development of events, he added.
23:31 Ukraine responded to Russia's announcement of the annexation of Ukrainian territories, which it does not even control, by filing an application for accelerated entry into NATO. Zelensky noted that an accelerated order is possible because Finland and Sweden started joining the alliance this year without a membership action plan. About what can come of this - in the material Ukraine goes to NATO .
23:27 The United States will announce a new aid package to Ukraine next week, Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan said.
23:24 Ukraine held consultations with NATO on an application to join the alliance, Podolyak said on the air of the telethon. According to him, the communication took place at the level of various experts, top officials of states and the NATO bloc.
23:18 Biden's national security aide Jake Sullivan believes that now is not the best time to discuss the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO: "Any decision on NATO membership is made by 30 allies, as well as countries that have expressed a desire to join. Right now, in our opinion "The best way for us to support Ukraine is through practical support on the ground. And the process in Brussels should be dealt with at another time."
Kuleba said in turn that the next step after Kyiv submitted an application, all NATO member states should issue an invitation to Ukraine to join the alliance: "And until a consensus is built, of course, the NATO Secretary General cannot say what he thinks ".
23:04 Russia has vetoed in the UN Security Council a draft resolution by the United States and Albania that does not recognize "referendums" in the occupied Ukrainian territories. China, Brazil, India and Gabon abstained, the rest voted in favor.
21:49 Zelensky, in an evening video message, announced significant results in the east of the country: "There is already enough public information about this. Everyone has heard what is happening in Liman, Donetsk region. These are steps that mean a lot to us. And I thank all our fighters for implementing this element of our defensive design."
According to the President, Ukraine today adopted a number of decisions in its defense: “All of them will be implemented. The decisions of the National Security and Defense Council and the Stavka... restrictions against several thousand subjects. Sanctions of Ukraine and partners are being synchronized. New sanctions are being introduced - against key personalities, against significant Russian enterprises. Of course, sanctions will be applied to citizens of other states who took part in the Russian farce in the occupied territory."
21:21 The foreign ministers of the Baltic states said that their states are in favor of Ukraine joining NATO as soon as possible.
21:08 Putin, announcing mobilization in Russia last week, threatened Ukraine and the West with a nuclear strike if hostilities continue in the occupied territories after their annexation. Since then, the whole world has been waiting and discussing Putin's next steps. More details - in the media material on nuclear threats to the Russian Federation .
21:05 Putin signed a decree on the autumn conscription, 120 thousand people will be called up for military service from November 1. At the same time, the General Staff of the Russian Federation stated that they would allegedly not recruit conscripts for a "special military operation", and after demobilization they would be sent home.
20:47 As a result of the shelling of the convoy in Zaporozhye, 30 people were killed, including two children, 88 people were injured, the National Police reported.
20:44 Zelensky said that he had telephone conversations with the Prime Ministers of Japan Fumio Kishida and Denmark Matte Frederiksen. The main attention was paid to the Kremlin's decisions on the attempt to illegally annex the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. We discussed Denmark's assistance in accelerating Ukraine's movement into the EU and NATO.
20:42 The Ukrainian military reports on social networks that they have liberated the village of Drobyshevo, Donetsk region, located 4 km from Liman.
20:38 The US Congress passed a law that includes the allocation of new assistance to Ukraine for 12.4 billion dollars.
20:34 Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Mayorsk, Zaitsevo, Odradovka and Bakhmutskoye, the General Staff said in an evening report .
20:07 Canada supports Ukraine's bid to join NATO, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said at a joint briefing with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken: "Our position has not changed. We believe in NATO's open door policy, and we have always been for Ukraine in NATO" .
19:52 The OSCE "categorically condemned" the illegal annexation of territories in the Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions of Ukraine, as well as the ongoing occupation of Crimea.
19:49 The balance said that the Kherson region "came" into Russia with the occupied settlements of Nikolaevskaya.
19:46 Stoltenberg said that NATO is closely following what Russia is doing: "Putin's nuclear rhetoric is reckless ... Russia must understand that a nuclear war cannot be won. There will be very significant consequences for Russia if it uses nuclear weapons. Russia is clearly communicated. Therefore, we will continue to support Ukraine."
19:42 The United States takes Russia's statements about nuclear weapons very seriously, and is working out steps in case Moscow uses them, Blinken said at a joint briefing with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly. At the same time, according to him, Washington still does not see any actions on the part of Russia that would indicate preparations for the use of nuclear weapons.
19:15 NATO allies will never recognize the annexation of Ukrainian territories, Stoltenberg said: "These territories are Ukraine. Donetsk is Ukraine. Luhansk is Ukraine. Zaporozhye is Ukraine. Kherson is Ukraine. Crimea is Ukraine." At the same time, he again noted that the alliance is not a party to the conflict.
As for Ukraine's application to join NATO, then, according to the Secretary General, the decision should be made by consensus by all member countries. But in any case, the alliance is now focused on providing Ukraine with the necessary assistance. He also stressed that NATO would not advise Ukraine to reduce military activity in order to prevent an escalation.
19:04 In Dnipro, on the territory of a car company, which was hit by Russian missiles at night, they found the body of a third victim, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko. Rescue work has been completed, in total three people were killed and five were injured.
19:00 Ukraine does not expect that NATO, if Kiev is accepted, will enter the war against Russia, since this war may end earlier than the bureaucratic procedures for joining the alliance, Podolyak said. According to him, by today's decision, Ukraine has confirmed the strategic vector and hopes to speed up the supply of weapons to NATO.
18:55 G7 countries do not recognize the annexation of Ukrainian territories by Russia and support the sanctions imposed by the United States, Blinken said: "The United States is issuing a clear warning, supported by G7 leaders: we will hold accountable any individual, organization or country that provides political or economic support Russia's illegal attempts to change the status of the territory of Ukraine".
18:48 The leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy party and the future prime minister of the country, Georgia Meloni, said that Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territories has neither legal nor political significance: "The announcement of the accession of four regions of Ukraine to the Russian Federation after fictitious referendums held under conditions of violent military occupation has no legal or political significance."
According to her, Putin's actions once again demonstrate his Soviet-style neo-imperialist vision that threatens the security of the entire European continent: "This yet another violation by Russia of the rules of coexistence between peoples confirms the need for the cohesion and unity of Western democracies."
18:40 Zelensky urged the Rada to adopt a law on the nationalization of all Russian assets as soon as possible: "We are completing the dismantling of Russian influence on Ukraine, Europe and the world."
18:21 Canada also expanded sanctions against Russia, added 43 more people to the list, including members of the Peskov family. Britain has imposed new sanctions against Russia in the field of IT consulting, architectural, engineering, advertising, legal and audit services. A ban is being introduced on the export of about 700 goods that play a key role in Russia's industrial and technological capabilities.
18:08 Biden said that the United States condemns Russia's annexation of Zaporozhye, Kherson, Luhansk and Donetsk regions: "Russia violates international law, violates the Charter of the United Nations and demonstrates its disdain for peaceful nations everywhere." Biden stressed that the United States will help Ukraine return its territories.
17:39 The US Treasury announced that it had introduced new personal sanctions for the annexation of Ukrainian territories. The list includes all members of the Russian parliament, as well as the families of Russian officials. Sanctions were also imposed on the head of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Elvira Nabiullina. "The Treasury Department and the US government are taking massive action today to further weaken Russia's already degraded military-industrial complex and undermine its ability to wage illegal war," said Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
The Russian company Novostrim and three foreign companies that helped the Russian defense industry were also sanctioned: Chinese Sinno Electronics, Armenian Taco and Belarusian Svetlogorsk Khimvolokno. Restrictions were imposed against five more Russian companies, as well as Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, family members of Defense Minister Shoigu, family members of the head of the National Guard Zolotov, family members of Prime Minister Mishustin, family members of St. Petersburg Governor Beglov and members of the Medvedev family.
17:11 Zelensky said that Ukraine will not hold any negotiations with Russia as long as Putin is the president of the Russian Federation: "We will negotiate with the new president."
17:04 Ukraine is applying to join NATO in an expedited manner, Zelensky said following the meeting of the National Security and Defense Council: "De facto, we have already made our way to NATO. De facto, we have already proven compatibility with the standards of the alliance. They are real for Ukraine - real on the battlefield and in all aspects of our interaction. We trust each other, we help each other, and we protect each other. This is the alliance. De facto. Today, Ukraine is applying to do this de jure. According to the procedure, which will meet our importance for the protection of our entire community. On an accelerated basis. We are taking our defining step by signing Ukraine's application for fast-track accession to NATO."
4:57 pm The Biden administration will today respond to Putin's announcement of the annexation of Ukrainian territories by announcing new economic sanctions on Russia, a White House official told NBC News.
16:55 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the illegal annexation of Ukrainian regions will not change anything - they remain Ukrainian: "All territories illegally occupied by Russia are Ukrainian land and will always be part of this sovereign state." Similar statements have already been made by the Foreign Ministers of Belgium and the Czech Republic Aja Labib and Jan Lipavsky.
16:28 Podolyak confirmed the information about the boiler in the Liman: “Eight years ago, the Russian military surrounded our troops near Ilovaisk. Then our guys agreed to leave without weapons. Of course, those who banquet in the Kremlin care about their soldiers."
16:09 Members of the European Council stated that they resolutely reject and unequivocally condemn Russia's illegal annexation of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions of Ukraine. Member states have declared that they will never recognize either illegal "referendums" or their falsified results.
At the same time, the Kremlin’s nuclear threats and mobilization will not shake the resolve of the EU countries: “We will increase our restrictive measures in response to Russia’s illegal actions. They will further increase pressure on Russia to stop the war of aggression. We reiterate that the European Union firmly supports Ukraine and will continue to provide strong economic, military, social and financial support to Ukraine for as long as necessary."
16:04 While the Kremlin is holding a sabbath about the "attachment" of territories not controlled by them, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to liberate these same territories from the occupiers. A particularly difficult situation for Russian troops has developed in the western part of the Donetsk region, where the Ukrainian military is closing the ring around the city of Liman. More details - in the material Revenge for Ilovaisk .
16:01 Putin and the "heads" of the "DPR", "LPR", the occupied Zaporozhye and Kherson regions signed "agreements" on "acceptance into Russia and the formation of new subjects of the federation."
15:53 The body of the second deceased was found under the rubble at a transport enterprise in the Dnieper after the Russian strike by Iskanders. Rescuers continue to search for another ATP employee who has disappeared since the night, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko.
15:50 Putin said that the United States is the only country in the world that has used nuclear weapons and "created a precedent." He also believes that the United States is still "actually occupying Germany, Japan, South Korea and a number of other countries, cynically calling them allies." And commenting on the sabotage on the Nord Streams, Putin said that "the Anglo-Saxons have actually begun to destroy the European energy structure."
15:47 Yermak commented on Putin's statements: "We are working further and liberating Ukrainian territories. And we do not pay attention to those who should take pills. The army is working, Ukraine is united. Only forward."
15:33 Putin said that the people of the "DPR", "LPR", Zaporozhye and Kherson regions "become forever" citizens of Russia. At the same time, he stressed that Russia is ready for negotiations with Ukraine and even called on the "Kyiv regime" to immediately stop hostilities and return to the negotiating table. According to him, Kyiv should "respectfully" treat the choice of the "DPR", "LPR", Zaporozhye and Kherson regions - "this is the only way to peace."
Putin also stressed that Russia would "ensure the security" of the "DPR", "LPR", Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, and help restore infrastructure.
15:28 Podolyak turned to Western countries: “Didn’t want an escalation? And here it is. With annexation, “nuclear” threats and total mobilization, Russia says to the civilized world: “What will you do with me?” Moscow is trying to bring Democracy to its knees. talking about how not to provoke and not scale the war?"
15:18 The European Commission recommended that EU countries not accept applications from Russians for visas submitted in third countries.
15:04 The encirclement of the Russian grouping near the Liman of the Donetsk region is "at the stage of completion," Sergei Cherevaty, a representative of the Eastern Group of Forces, told Suspіlny.
15:00 Biden said that the United States will never recognize Russia's claims to the sovereign territory of Ukraine and will impose new sanctions against Moscow if it annexes new Ukrainian territories.
14:48 The Armed Forces of Ukraine do not stop the advance in the Kherson direction, said the speaker of OK Pivden Natalya Gumenyuk. According to her, the pseudo-referendums did not stop the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian troops, the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been moving forward significantly in recent days. The troops of the Russian Federation cannot bring up enough reserves to the Kherson direction, since the Armed Forces of Ukraine control all logistics routes.
14:34 Russian occupants launched rocket attacks on civilian infrastructure in a number of Ukrainian cities last night, at night and in the morning of September 30th. Dozens of people died in Zaporozhye, Nikolaev and Dnipro. Read more about what happened - in the material The enemy is rampant .
13:52 EU countries have reached a preliminary agreement on a new package of measures against Russia, the final decision is expected next week, writes Reuters.
13:39 Reznikov announced "good news" after a conversation with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin: "Had a telephone conversation with the US Secretary of Defense. We discussed news from the front, Rammstein-6 and ways to strengthen our capabilities. Good news will be announced in the near future. Lloyd Austin III confirmed that the United States does not recognize "referendums" on the WTO of Ukraine. The Ukrainian army will continue to use weapons to de-occupy our land."
13:10 October 1, 2022 was declared a day of mourning in the city of Zaporozhye and the Zaporozhye region, said the head of the OVA Oleksandr Starukh.
12:57 Zelensky said that he had held a regular meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief: "Firstly, we heard reports from the commanders of the troops of the operational areas. Secondly, we considered a further plan for the liberation of our territories. Thirdly, we analyzed the possible actions of the enemy in the short term. In "Fourthly, we worked out the issues of providing weapons and ammunition to our army in the hottest areas. We control the situation. Everything will be Ukraine."
12:51 Peskov said that Moscow will regard Ukraine's strikes on territories that "will become part of the Russian Federation" as an act of aggression against Russia.
12:48 The Russian army is launching Iranian Shahed-136 kamikaze drones not only to attack infrastructure, but also to reveal the Ukrainian air defense system, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of OK Pivden. According to her, the Russians are launching them in groups. Some of the drones in the group are purposefully looking for air defenses, so Ukrainian forces are developing tactics to counter this. Gumenyuk added that the Armed Forces of Ukraine already have certain achievements. The damage from drone attacks is not critical, but they can cause large fires. In total, in the south of Ukraine, Russians have from 300 to a thousand Shahed-136.
12:44 Peskov said that the territories of the "DPR" and "LPR" will become part of Russia within the borders of 2014, in which Moscow previously recognized their "independence". He promised to clarify information on the territories of Kherson and Zaporozhye regions today.
Peskov also said that people who behave irresponsibly talk about nuclear escalation. He assured that the Kremlin did not want to develop the topic of nuclear escalation and urged "everyone to behave responsibly."
As for the possibility of negotiations with Zelensky, then, according to Peskov, "Kyiv has left the negotiation track", Moscow's demands do not change, the "special military operation" will continue.
12:23 Pushilin said that Liman is now in a semicircle, the road from Svatovo is under the control of the "allied forces", but periodically under fire, Yampol and Drobyshevo "are not fully controlled by the allied forces."
12:10 The Office of the Prosecutor General reported 25 dead and about 50 wounded due to the shelling of a humanitarian convoy in Zaporozhye by the Russian military.
11:54 After the victory, Ukraine will become a full member of the EU within a few years, Zelensky said during a conversation with the university community and public figures in Switzerland. He also stated that there can be no neutrality in the fight against evil.
11:31 Stoltenberg will hold an unscheduled press conference today at 19:00 Kyiv time, the NATO press service said. The topic is not reported.
11:07 Ukrainian military publish videos in which they report that they took Yampol near Liman.
10:42 British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said that he visited Kiev this week: “I am glad that I visited my good friend Alexei Reznikov in Kiev this week to discuss additional military assistance to Ukraine. Our support for their fight against Russian aggression is gaining momentum and will continue through 2023 and beyond."
10:38 According to OK P_den, on the evening of September 29, the enemy released five Shahed-136 kamikaze drones across Mykolaiv region. Three were shot down, one attacked an administrative building in the regional center, another one attacked a critical infrastructure facility in one of the districts of the region. Previously no casualties.
10:27 On the evening of September 29, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have probably completed the cordon of the Russian group in the Liman region of the Donetsk region - according to some reports, the Ukrainian military will be able to take the city if the Russians do not receive reinforcements, writes ISW.
09:53 Russia fired 16 missiles from the S-300 complex at Zaporozhye. Four rockets hit in the area of the car market, they also hit the exit point from the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine, where there was a column of cars with civilians, Deputy Head of the President's Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko said.
09:45 "The first deputy head of the security administration" of the occupied Kherson region, Aleksey Katerinichev, was killed as a result of a Ukrainian missile attack on Kherson, Russian media reported, citing the "authorities" of the region.
09:40 As a result of the morning blow of the Russians on the humanitarian convoy on the outskirts of Zaporozhye, at least 23 people were killed, 28 more were injured , said the head of the OVA Alexander Starukh. The "authority" of the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhya region has already stated that the blow was delivered by the Ukrainians.
09:38 Over the past day, the enemy continued shelling the settlements of Kupyansky, Bogodukhovsky, Izyumsky, Kharkov and Chuguevsky districts of the Kharkov region. The city of Kupyansk and the Kupyansky district suffer the most from enemy shelling - six civilians were wounded there. Another wounded man was hospitalized in the Izyum region, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
09:17 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of September 30th. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Kramatorsk and Donetsk directions.
personnel - about 59,080 (+500) people liquidated,
tanks - 2338 (+13),
armored combat vehicles - 4932 (+23),
artillery systems - 1391 (+6),
MLRS - 333 (+2),
air defense systems - 176 (+1),
aircraft - 264 (+2),
helicopters - 225 (+1),
UAV operational-tactical level - 1003 (+8),
cruise missiles - 246 (+0),
ships/boats 15 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 3768 (+17),
special equipment - 131 (+0).
08:59 In the Donetsk region, as a result of Russian shelling over the past day, eight civilians were killed - four in the Valley, one each in Bogorodichny, Slavyansk, Vodyany and Shevchenko. Another 17 people were injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
08:54 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that Putin, as supreme commander, is issuing conflicting orders and is likely working directly with Russian commanders on the ground in need of reinforcements - instead of following standard military practices, such as conducting exercises of mobilized to send to the front. According to analysts, Putin has lost confidence in the Russian Defense Ministry.
The ISW also considers the direct participation of Belarus in the war in Ukraine unlikely. Putin continues to use Lukashenka to develop Russian military forces on the territory of Belarus, and not just for their participation in the war.
08:47 The US Department of Defense plans to create a separate unit that will deal with military assistance to Ukraine and train the military. Thus, the Pentagon will improve the system, which was created in a hurry after February 24, writes The New York Times, citing its sources. The changes aim to give a formal structure to what has been improvised since the start of the war. The system will be placed under a single new command based in Germany, led by a high-ranking American general - presumably Christopher Cavoli. The final decision will be made in the coming weeks.
08:34 The Russians launched a missile attack on a civilian humanitarian convoy in the morning at the exit from Zaporozhye. People stood in line to go to the occupied territory to pick up their relatives and bring help. There are dead and wounded, said OVA head Oleksandr Starukh.
07:48 As a result of the night strike by the Iskanders on the Dnieper, one person was killed and five were injured. Enemy missiles destroyed the transport enterprise, 52 buses burned down, another 98 were damaged. Several high-rise buildings, a gymnasium, a store and administrative buildings were damaged in the city, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko.
During the night, the Russians fired on the Nikopol region three times with Grads and heavy artillery. Industrial facilities, private houses, water supply and power lines were damaged, people were not injured.
07:27 Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Zaitsevo, Mayorsk, Veselaia Dolina, Bakhmutskoye, Odradovka, Kurdyumovka, New York, Pervomayskoye and Bezymyannoye, the General Staff said in the morning report .
06:24 Russians again attacked Nikolaev at night - two rockets hit the sleeping residential area. One of the missiles hit a nine-story building, which was severely damaged by the impact. From under the rubble, rescuers got one person, he is alive. Eight people were injured, said the head of the IVA, Vitaly Kim.
00:35 Putin signed decrees on the "recognition" of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions as "independent territories."
00:23 In the evening, the Russians again attacked the Dnieper with missiles. They hit a residential area in the city center - the same as a few weeks ago. We also got into a transport company, where a strong fire broke out - the administration building and about 50 buses are on fire. One person died, at least two were injured, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko.
00:18 The enemy attacked Nikolaev with Iranian drones: one of them damaged the building in the center, another one hit the infrastructure, there are no victims and wounded at the moment, the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim said.
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[RIA] Artillery strikes, mortar attacks and fierce shooting on the outskirts - Ukrainian troops are stubbornly trying to occupy Krasny Liman, in the north of the DPR. The city is defended by the forces of the republican armies and the Russian infantry. Tanks and armored personnel carriers drive along the deserted streets, a few civilians who did not have time to evacuate, beg the soldiers not to leave them alone with the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Right Sector *.
About what is happening on this sector of the front - in the report of RIA Novosti.
WAVE AFTER WAVE
Automatic and machine-gun fire can be heard from early morning. It subsides only by noon, when the enemy "strictly on schedule" leaves for lunch. After a couple of hours, the fighting resumes with a vengeance. Mines are constantly whistling in the air, which are bombarded not only with the city, but also with adjoining roads. There are more and more funnels on the sides.
"They climb into Krasny Liman almost without artillery support," says a fighter with the call sign Kuzya.
According to the fighters, they are attacking from Slavyansk, where one of the largest groupings of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is concentrated. There are many mercenaries in their ranks: electronic intelligence specialists intercept communications in Polish and English, soldiers find the corpses of blacks.
The main forces of the Ukrainian troops were concentrated in the private sector near the western part of the Krasny Liman - in the area of the Blue Lakes. The other day they occupied a small forest belt, but did not advance further: the republican army met with heavy fire. As a result, the Armed Forces of Ukraine retreated to their previous positions and now make new attempts to break through every two hours.
“We were able to get out of the Blue Lakes only on the fourth day,” says local resident Konstantin. “We came with my wife and children to visit our parents and got stuck. The fire is very dense there. The fragments riddled the walls of the house, the roof. Those who did not have time to escape are sitting in the basements. The situation is extremely difficult, but we do not plan to leave the city yet. We hope that Ukrainians will not be allowed here."
"WE'LL JUST BE SHOT"
This hope lives the majority of people who, for one reason or another, remained in Krasny Liman. Some have bedridden parents, others have a large subsidiary farm: chickens, geese, cows. On the street once again try not to go out. Only for humanitarian aid or work.
“Despite the constant shelling, the railway hospital continues to operate,” says nurse Oksana. “Every day we go back and forth. In the morning I get on my bike and think: will I return or not.”
When the front line approached the city, one of the first to leave it were officials of the local administration, the fighters specify. Now they visit here a couple of times a week - and then not for long. For all questions, people turn to the military commandant's office.
These are mainly pensioners and railway workers: Krasny Liman is a large junction station. Although trains have not been running for a long time, part of the car depot, like the departmental hospital, is still working.
Employees complain that the salary is delayed for the second month. However, almost all shops are closed. People survive on their own supplies and humanitarian aid, which is collected by various volunteer funds. However, delivery is also a problem.
“Since the Armed Forces of Ukraine regularly and quite skillfully use UAVs, point artillery, heavy trucks do not enter Krasny Liman yet,” explains Pavel Fomenko, war correspondent of the People’s Militia of the DPR.
"The trucks stop in a safe place, where our guys throw boxes into cars and drive on. make several flights, but even those who are unable to come to the point of issue receive assistance."
Going for humanitarian aid is extremely dangerous: the Armed Forces of Ukraine are purposefully trying to hit crowded places. The other day, for example, one of the last open stores was fired upon. Several civilians were killed. They also destroyed the newly restored power grids.
The locals are very worried about the prospect of a Ukrainian counteroffensive. No one wants to speak openly in front of the camera - they are afraid of cruel reprisals. People used to be cautious, and after the recent events in the Kharkiv region, they completely "lay low."
"Only three families are left on our street," says Natalia, a former cleaning lady at the railway station. "We beg the soldiers for only one thing: don't let the Ukrainians in. There are rumors that in the village nearby, the National Battalions were shooting civilians."
It became especially alarming when the Armed Forces of Ukraine occupied Izyum and came close to the borders of the LPR and DPR.
“We are very afraid that we will get to Ukraine and the purges will begin,” sobs the former switchman of the railway station Irina (at her request, the name was changed). If so, what did you vote for. I personally support joining Russia, but suddenly the Armed Forces of Ukraine find out about it."
The residents of Krasny Liman, like many in Donbass, made their choice back in the 2014 referendum. Then the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the "Right Sector" * entered the city almost immediately. The militias tried to resist, but the forces were unequal.
"Ukrainians hit the hospital eight times with artillery, where wounded volunteers were lying," recalls a local resident Sergei.
"Many civilians died with them then. Then bombs were dropped from planes directly on the militia camp near Brusin station."
Sergei at that time studied psychology in absentia at the Pedagogical University in Slavyansk and remained neutral until armed militants of the Right Sector burst into his house, ordering him to follow them.
"I also asked for a warrant, and they only smirked in response," he continues.
"They said that my name was on some lists. There was a continuous obscenity in the police department, where many referendum participants had already been interrogated. Someone was beaten. As it turned out, they found the contacts of the guys from the resistance in my phone: I studied with some of them, worked with some. They kept me for a day, then they released me. Those who were considered traitors were probably shot. I was very lucky then."
Right after the coup, 28-year-old Andrei Brichenko headed the Right Sector* combat cell in Krasny Liman immediately after the coup. According to neighbors, he never needed money and joined the nationalist organization out of ideological considerations.
"I used to work in advertising and business, I owned three cafes," said a resident of Gutchenko Street, where the former house of the “chief right-winger” is located, on the rights of anonymity.
"Immediately after the Maidan, Brichenko hung a red and black flag here. His “colleagues” were based in neighboring houses. They took what they wanted from people. For example, the 'wrung out' concrete slabs are still lying near the gate."
On the eve of the special operation, Brichenko sold his house, took his mother and left for Ukraine. His return here is feared like fire.
According to the People's Militia of the DPR, the situation in Krasny Liman is still under control. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are gathering new units and are probably aiming for the final assault.
The Republican and Russian armies, in turn, are preparing for a fierce defense and waiting for reserves. The fighters are sure that the fate of the city will be decided in the coming days.
Kindly note that several entries in this article were removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:39 Ukrainian troops attacked a convoy of vehicles with civilians standing at the exit to the liberated part of the Zaporozhye region. Twenty-three people were killed and 34 injured, the administration said. 22:33 Russian air defense systems shot down 18 HIMARS MLRS shells, two HARM anti-radar missiles and five Ukrainian drones.
1) NATO is ready to talk about Ukraine's entry into the alliance, but ... on a general basis (diplomats have a joke on this matter - to join the EU immediately after Turkey) - they agree
2) NATO is against the use of nuclear weapons - they strongly agree
3) NATO will not participate in the war on the side of Ukraine - strongly agree
... as for the words about military assistance, it was before this historic speech, so there is nothing new here.
The change of borders by the West is de facto accepted.
There is, of course, no reason for euphoria, but even some detente in our turbulent times causes restrained optimism.
18:43 Armored forces of the Russian army are being transferred to the southern front along the Crimean bridge.
13:50 Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the NMD on the territory of Ukraine (30.09.2022)
A high-precision strike by the Russian Aerospace Forces near the city of Dnepropetrovsk destroyed the workshops for assembling Ukrainian operational-tactical missiles Grom-2 and Tochka-U on the territory of the Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant production association.
Depots of rocket and artillery weapons and ammunition were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Lezhino, Zaporozhye region, Pavlograd, Kolomiytsevo, Dnepropetrovsk region and the city of Nikolaev.
In the Nikolaev region, in the area of the settlement of Chervony, having become a strike of the Russian Aerospace Forces, the mobile group of the electronic intelligence center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.
Also, during the counter-battery fight in the area of the city of Nikolaev, a platoon of American HIMARS multiple rocket launchers was hit.
Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a MiG-29 of the Ukrainian Air Force near the settlement of Klescheevka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Another Ukrainian Su-25 was destroyed by Russian air defense systems near the village of Ternovye Pody, Mykolaiv region.
In addition, the air defense of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down five unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of the settlements of Urozhaynoye in the Kherson region, Svatovo and Novoegorovka in the Kharkiv region in a day.
Also, 18 American missiles of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system were destroyed in the air over the city of Kherson, in the areas of the settlements of Novaya Kakhovka, Chervoniy Mayak, Kherson region, and two American HARM anti-radar missiles were shot down over Novaya Kakhovka, Kherson region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 309 aircraft, 155 helicopters, 2,112 unmanned aerial vehicles, 377 anti-aircraft missile systems, 5,153 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 856 multiple rocket launcher combat vehicles, 3,440 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 5,988 units of special military vehicles.
10:25 In Ukraine, an air alert has been declared in the western regions.
08:50 In Zaporizhzhya, people who were standing in line to leave in the direction of Russian-controlled territories came under fire. People wanted to get to Melitopol and Berdyansk, but instead they came under fire from Ukrainian troops. A day earlier, Ukraine also covered a column of refugees from the Kharkiv region with fire. Once again, the Ukrainians are trying to lay the blame on the Russian troops, but the handwriting of the Ukrainian troops is recognizable.
08:05 There are explosions in Zaporozhye, local residents report.
08:03 In New Odessa the electric substation was amazed, in some areas of the Nikolaev area light was gone.
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Russian Army is good at murder & rape and good at fleeing from Ukrainian Army assaults. If the RA doesn't start fighting back, Putin's latest theft is not gonna last a week:
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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:32 Pushilin said that Krasny Liman is now in a semicircle, the road from Svatovo is under the control of allied forces, but is periodically fired upon. Allied forces are holding out against the heavy onslaught of the enemy, but reinforcements are being brought up, he added.
22:21 The RF Armed Forces have killed up to 200 people and 23 pieces of equipment with rocket strikes on the point of temporary deployment of the Ukrainian military and the weapons depot in Kramatorsk, the Defense Ministry said.
19:00 On the operational lines of the JCCC DPR for September 30, receivedadditional information on civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district):
Wounded:
- woman born in 1963
- man born in 1951
Information about the consequences of shelling continues to arrive.
18:36 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for September 30, information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kyiv region):
- a man born in 1960 was wounded.
n.p. Yakovlevka:
- a woman born in 1952 was wounded.
18:14 VFU attacked Yakovlevka, on the street. Yasinovatskaya wounded a woman.
17:08 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
-- n.p. Pervomaiskoye - Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky and Kyiv districts): four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
15:10 Ukrainian terrorists opened fire on the Kalininsky district of Gorlovka. Arrivals of enemy rounds are recorded in the village of the mine. Rumyantsev. Residents of these settlements - to leave the streets and go to shelters.
13:45 Up to 200 nationalists and 30 tons of artillery ammunition destroyed by strikes on deployment points and a warehouse in the Kramatorsk region - the Russian Defense Ministry.
13:40 According to the information received, at 13.29 Ukrainian punishers again began shelling the Kyiv and Kuibyshev regions. Fired three rounds of 155mm caliber.
13:15 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
-- n.p. Valentinovka - n.p. Novoselovka: seven shots fired from the tank.
12:16 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
-- n.p. Dyleevka - n.p. Zaitsevo: three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
12:02 Pushilin:
Friends, the news on Krasny Liman is disturbing. The AFU is trying with all their might to somehow overshadow this historical event for us. At the moment, Krasny Liman is in a semicircle, the road from Svatovo is under our control, but periodically under fire. Permanent groups DRG.
Yampol and Drobyshevo are not fully controlled by us. Our guys are fighting, we are pulling up reserves, we must hold out, but the enemy has also thrown serious forces. Very unpleasant news, but we must look soberly at the situation and draw conclusions from our mistakes. We'll handle everything!
11:25 Kuibyshevsky and Kyiv districts of Donetsk are still in the high-risk zone. Arrivals reported. If possible, do not leave the shelters!
11:03 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
-- n.p. Dyleevka - n.p. Gorlovka (Kalinin district): three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
09:50 As of the morning of September 30, 112 transformer substations and 6,748 household subscribers were de-energized on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic.
09:45 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
-- n.p. Netaylovo - Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky and Kyiv districts): four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
09:26 The enemy was stopped in the Stavkov area. This is reported by the sources of the @wargonzo project on the Krasnoliman Front.
09:00 Gorlovchanka, who was wounded on the street. Shokalsky, 12 as a result of shelling from the Ukrainian punitive town of Golmovsky, died.
08:50 Information about the destruction inflicted by Ukrainian punishers continues to arrive as a result of the morning shelling of Donetsk. So in the Kirovsky district in one of the houses of the private sector, the roof was damaged, the glazing of the windows - Kulemzin.
08:45 Yuriy Podolyaka: Krasny Lyman in the operational environment
Last night, the enemy went on the offensive north and south of the city, and he managed to take the strategically important settlement. Stakes, after which we can talk about the operational encirclement of Krasny Liman, since the only road through which our grouping in the city can be supplied is already under fire from the enemy, who also went to storm Yampol and Zarechnoye.
In fact, the loss of any of them will turn the semi-cauldron around Liman into a cauldron. And from here, either today our troops will bring reserves into battle here, or we will have to surrender the estuary and retreat to a new line of defense along the border of the still Lugansk People's Republic (soon the new border of Russia). Simultaneously with this, attempts to attack to the north, to Borova, through Podliman and the Chernetsh region, were successfully repelled yesterday by our troops.
08:35 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
-- n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Yasinovataya: three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
08:00 According to preliminary information, as a result of shelling from the VFU, on the street. Shokalsky was wounded by a civilian resident of the village of Golmovsky.
07:55 Shelling from the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was recorded in the following directions:
-- n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district): four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
-- n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Panteleimonovka: five rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.
-- n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district): three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
-- n.p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kyiv, Kuibyshevsky districts): four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
-- n.p. Novomikhailovka - Donetsk (Budenovsky, Leninsky districts): three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
-- n.p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
-- n.p. Dyleevka - n.p. Golmovsky: four rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.
[Newsweek] Former President Donald Trump, whose dealings with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine inspired several investigations and an impeachment trial, says he wants to spearhead efforts to broker peace between the two countries as Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun escalating tensions between his country and NATO.
In a pair of posts on his Truth Social website, Trump expressed his concern with the apparent sabotage of the critical undersea Nord Stream gas pipeline between eastern Russia and Europe and urged U.S. leadership to remain "cool, calm and dry"
Dry? What does that mean in this context?
in addressing the situation.
He then suggested he could potentially lead the effort to broker a deal.
"Do not make matters worse with the pipeline blowup," said Trump. "Be strategic, be smart (brilliant!), get a negotiated deal done NOW. Both sides need and want it. The entire World is at stake. I will head up group???" Not. Gonna. Happen. No way would Brandon and his handlers go for it. More at the link.
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Not. Gonna. Happen. No way would Brandon and his handlers go for it. More at the link.
Sad to say I would expect Biden to appoint Kerry (Ugh) or Hillary! (Double-Ugh!) instead...
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My sons and I were discussing this earlier. I said that this reminds me of how it was in the 60s - men running off to Canada, getting married when that got you a deferment, pretending to be Gay when that would get you declared 4F, and other tricks.
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[Reuters] President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced a surprise bid for fast-track membership of the NATO military alliance on Friday and ruled out talks with President Vladimir Putin, striking back at Moscow after it said it had annexed four Ukrainian regions.
Zelenskiy signed the NATO application papers in an online video clearly intended as a forceful rebuttal to the Kremlin after Putin held a ceremony in Moscow to proclaim the four partially occupied regions as annexed Russian land.
"We are taking our decisive step by signing Ukraine's application for accelerated accession to NATO," Zelenskiy said in the video on the Telegram app.
The video showed Zelenskiy in combat fatigues announcing the membership bid and signing a document flanked by his prime minister and the speaker of parliament.
The announcement was likely to touch a nerve in Moscow which casts the NATO bloc at home as a hostile military alliance bent on encroaching on Moscow's sphere of influence.
Before Russia sent its armed forces into Ukraine in February, Moscow was demanding legally binding guarantees that Ukraine would never be admitted to the U.S.-led transatlantic defence alliance.
Kyiv and the West say Moscow used this as a pretext, among others, to launch a pre-planned military campaign against Ukraine. By applying for fast-track membership of NATO, Zelenskiy appears intent on showing Putin is failing in one of his main war goals - preventing Ukraine joining NATO.
[EpochTimes] Since the Chinese and Russian leaders met at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in early September, a series of moves show that Beijing and Moscow have strengthened their energy cooperation.
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak confirmed to Russian television station RossiyA-1 on Sept. 15 that the Force Siberia 2 gas pipeline to China will replace the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Europe, which was shut down during the Russia-Ukraine war, and deliver 50 billion cubic metres of gas a year to China. That is close to the 55 billion cubic meters of annual capacity of Nord Stream 2 and Nord Stream 1. Construction of the new pipeline will begin in 2024.
The annual capacity of the Force Siberia 1 pipeline from Far East Russia to China, which opened at the end of 2019, will also be increased to 20 billion cubic meters this year and to 61 billion cubic meters by 2025.
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[DW] The US Pentagon plans to set up a command in the western German city of Wiesbaden to pull together the threads of its training and assistance program for the Ukrainian army, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
The newspaper cited US military and administration officials as saying the mission would be led by a high-ranking US general.
The planned command suggests that Washington expects the threat of Russian aggression toward Ukraine and neighboring countries to be of long duration, current and former senior US officials said, according to the paper.
WHAT WOULD THE NEW COMMAND DO?
The newspaper said the new command would report to General Christopher G. Cavoli, the top US officer in Europe, and would execute decisions made by the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, a 40-country coalition created by the Defense Department to help Ukraine.
Among other things, it would oversee the instruction of Ukrainian troops at training ranges in Germany in addition to coordinating technical support centers, such as those involved in repairing weapons provided by the US, in other countries, the report said.
The project is modeled on train-and-assist schemes instigated by the US in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past two decades, according to the Times.
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Job security for otherwise unemployed 3-star Generals? Still, "Prior Planning Prevents P*ss Poor Performance" so setting up a small staff seems prudent is things 'go stupid' in the future.
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[Newsweek] Former President Donald Trump, whose dealings with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine inspired several investigations and an impeachment trial, says he wants to spearhead efforts to broker peace between the two countries as Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun escalating tensions between his country and NATO.
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak confirmed to Russian television station RossiyA-1 on Sept. 15 that the Force Siberia 2 gas pipeline to China will replace the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Europe, which was shut down during the Russia-Ukraine war, and deliver 50 billion cubic metres of gas a year to China. That is close to the 55 billion cubic meters of annual capacity of Nord Stream 2 and Nord Stream 1. Construction of the new pipeline will begin in 2024.
